perjurious

adjective
per·​ju·​ri·​ous | \ (ˌ)pər-ˈju̇r-ē-əs How to pronounce perjurious (audio) \

Definition of perjurious

: marked by perjury perjurious testimony

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Other Words from perjurious

perjuriously adverb

Examples of perjurious in a Sentence

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The state’s attorney claimed that it had been concocted by the Skakel family and founded on the perjurious testimony of the petitioner’s alibi witnesses. Edmund H. Mahony, courant.com, "Kennedy Cousin Michael Skakel Wins At Connecticut Supreme Court, Conviction Vacated In 1975 Slaying Of Martha Moxley," 4 May 2018 The prosecutor can cross-examine the perjurious defendant or present evidence to the contrary. Richard A. Posner, Slate Magazine, "A dialogue on how the law will handle a world of alternative facts.," 25 May 2017

First Known Use of perjurious

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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perjurious

adjective
per·​ju·​ri·​ous | \ pər-ˈju̇r-ē-əs, -ˈjər- How to pronounce perjurious (audio) \

Legal Definition of perjurious

: perjured perjurious statements a perjurious witness

Other Words from perjurious

perjuriously adverb